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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

I would
like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a safe holiday.

Relay
for Life Presents The Polar Express

The
Relay for Life of Maynard presents The Polar Express movie on Sunday,
November 29th at the Maynard Elks at 2:00. The cost is only $5
per family. Refreshments will be available. What a great way to get
in the holiday spirit! Any questions, please call Kim at 978-897-9907.

Thank you,

Kim Lalli

508-769-6755 - cell

WAVM
Beacon Santa Telethon

WAVM Beacon Santa Telethon will be taking place
from December 11-13, 2015. We are trying to hit our million dollar
mark this year.

We would appreciate donations of auction items
this year and would appreciate any new item that people could donate.
Contact Anne Newey at anewey@maynard.k12.ma.us
or (978) 978-8891

Important Events and
Reminders:

In
an effort to streamline the Superintendent’s Notes, I will provide important
upcoming events or announcements that have already been posted in previous
Superintendent’s Notes in this section.

Maynard
Public SchoolsVisioning
& Strategic Planning Session

Maynard Public
Schools is pleased to host a strategic planning session on November
30 from 6:30-9:00 PM at the Fowler Library.

This session will
provide guidance to the district as we design a strategic plan that will
establish a strategy to align our resources to meet the Core Values of the
district.

The Winter Social will
be held on December 1st from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. The Winter Social
will be in the Green Meadow Cafeteria.
There are many exciting activities including Cookie decorating, crafts,
music, goodie bags and snacks. This
event is free and open top the whole family of students receiving special
education services. Please RSVP to
Rachel Levy at Racheldayson@hotmail.com or (617) 458-1294

The Winter Social will be held on December 1st
from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. The Winter Social will be in the Green Meadow
Cafeteria. There are many exciting
activities including Cookie decorating, crafts, music, goodie bags and
snacks. This event is free and open top
the whole family of students receiving special education services. Please RSVP to Rachel Levy at Racheldayson@hotmail.com or (617) 458-1294

A Message From the Athletic Director:

The fall season is coming to an end and there was great seasons by all the teams. The football team finishes off the Fall with their Thanksgiving game vs. Clinton at Alumni, senior day activities at 10:00am, kick-off at 10:15am.

Thanks to all the athletes who participated in the yard clean-up to benefit the Council on Aging. A special thanks to Thyme in the Garden for providing their technical assistance. I hope this community service project becomes an annual event.

​Come join us on Alumni Field for the Annual Bonfire and Powderpuff game next Tuesday, Nov. 24th. Games start at 6:00pm and the bonfire will start at 6:30pm. All are encouraged and welcome! ​

​The Winter season starts the Monday after Thanksgiving. The season opener is set for Dec. 14th.

The fall awards ceremony will be on Dec. 2nd. Stay tuned in for award winners and a complete all-star list.

A Message From Cindy Blanchard (MHS Band Director)

It
is my pleasure to announce that the following MHS musicians auditioned for and
made Sr. Districts. Incredible!

Grace
Wilson on trombone

Helen
Gerondeau on french horn

Matt
Schomacker on trumpet

Emma
Bendall on bassoon

Sam
Jones on tenor voice

Charlie
Neuhauser on bass voice

We
also had a few students miss it by only 1 or 2 points. They competed against
nearly 1,000 students from over 60 schools!

Grace,
Helen, Sam and Charlie scored so highly, they will be auditioning for All-State
in January.

Congratulations
to all of these talented musicians and to all the students who auditioned for
this competitive festival!

The Second Annual MHS Powderpuff Game

The
MHS Junior class is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Powderpuff Football
Game on Tuesday the 24th of November at 6pm. Come
out to Alumni Field to see the girls of MHS play some football and support the
class of 2017! Tickets are $3 for students and $5 for adults. The annual
bonfire will also be taking place on the basketball courts Tuesday night to
keep everyone warm. See you there!

Core Values Logo Survey Result and Option 2

The final Core Values Logo results are in. The
logo designed by Chris Obrien who is a Maynard Resident, parent and
professional graphic designer was the winner.

Important Events and
Reminders:

In
an effort to streamline the Superintendent’s Notes, I will provide important
upcoming events or announcements that have already been posted in previous
Superintendent’s Notes in this section.

Bullying Plan
Public Comment

The School Committee
reviewed the Bullying Plan last night at their school committee meeting. The School Committee already received and
reviewed some community input through the online survey that was sent out. We are continuing to provide the community an
opportunity to provide input on the Bulying Plan for another week at this link:

http://goo.gl/forms/TGfdJOK5aS

This link provides you
with a comment box and secondary link to the proposed Bullying Plan on our
district website. We welcome your input
and will share it with the School Committee at the next meeting.

THE 6th MAYNARD HALL OF FAMEBANQUET AND INDUCTION
CEREMONY

The Maynard High School
Athletic Hall of Fame (MHSAHF) Board is proud to announce its 6th Hall of Fame
Banquet and Induction Ceremony scheduled for Saturday, November 21,
2015, 6 PM to 11:30 PM at the Maynard Lodge of Elks, 34 Powder Mill Road,
Maynard. The past five events have been a huge success and have sold
out!

At this special event, a
formal induction ceremony will take place for the sixth set of inductees to the
Maynard High School Hall of Fame, including James Aulenback, Michael DeMars,
Charlotte Dzerkacz, Joseph Dzerkacz, Gina Terrasi Gallagher, Michael Graceffa,
Blair Harrington, William Jarmulowicz, James Marcey, Michael Mullin, the 1986
MHS Football Team and John Tobin for the Black & Orange Award.

It is always a great evening
of celebration and a great opportunity to see friends and classmates
of Maynard High School. The festivities will include a cocktail
hour (cash bar) followed by a buffet dinner from 6:30 PM to 8 PM, followed
by the induction ceremony and ending with a social.

This banquet is open to
all! Tickets are available for $40/ea until November
13th (or until sold out) by calling (978) 764-5279, (978) 897.7894 or by
emailingmjtbrannelly@comcast.net or edmully@msn.com . The
board members of MHSAHF also have tickets for sale. Feel free to contact
Jennifer Adams, Mary Brannelly, Ted Donnelly, Liz Fairweather, Terry
Lamoureux, Bill Mullin, Ed Mullin or Herb Symes. Tables of 10
may also be reserved. Whether you are young or older, you won’t
want to miss this opportunity to celebrate the great achievements of Maynard’s
past student athletes! View our website at http://web.maynard.ma.us/civic/mhsahf to
see the list of past years' inductees.

If you know an athlete who
you feel deserves to be inducted into the MHS Athletic Hall of Fame at a future
Induction Ceremony, please go to the website and complete a
nomination form. Additionally, donations are always greatly
appreciated and may be forwarded to the MHSAHF, PO Box 56, Maynard, MA
01754. The Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization under Section
501 ( c ) ( 3 ) and donations are tax deductible.

Friday, November 13, 2015

Kate Markowitz, Maynard Preschool Coordinator, received the
confirmation of our Preschool five year accreditation renewal from the NEAYC
Accreditation of Programs for Young Children.
The Maynard School Community should be very proud of this accomplishment. There are very few preschool and
kindergartens in our region that hold this level of accreditation. This is not an easy certification to achieve
and it is a testament to all of our staff in Preschool and Kindergarten who
have worked so diligently over the years to maintain these certifications.

Core Values Logo Survey Result and Option 2

We received over 293 responses to our core values logo
survey. The winner of that survey was
logo #1. Shortly after that survey the
School Committee received a generous offer from Chris Obrien who is a Maynard
Resident, parent and professional graphic designer. He created a different logo with the same
core values.

We are sending out this second survey to give our school
community one more option between the original version and the newly designed
version. You can vote at the following
link:

Last week on Monday the 9th, the Bullying Plan Forum was
held at the Fowler school library as advertised. There were members from the community,
Police, Fire, and School Departments in attendance. Legislatively, the bullying plan must be
reviewed every two years. At that forum,
changes to the November 2013 plan were discussed. Those changes are being discussed at the next
school committee meeting on November 19, 2015.
The school committee meeting will be an opportunity for public comment. However, for those who cannot attend the
School Committee Meeting, we have set up this link:

This link provides you with a comment box and secondary link
to the proposed Bullying Plan on our district website. We welcome your input and will share it with
the School Committee at the next meeting.

Important Events and
Reminders:

In
an effort to streamline the Superintendent’s Notes, I will provide important
upcoming events or announcements that have already been posted in previous
Superintendent’s Notes in this section.

THE 6th MAYNARD HALL OF FAMEBANQUET AND INDUCTION
CEREMONY

The Maynard High School
Athletic Hall of Fame (MHSAHF) Board is proud to announce its 6th Hall of Fame
Banquet and Induction Ceremony scheduled for Saturday, November 21,
2015, 6 PM to 11:30 PM at the Maynard Lodge of Elks, 34 Powder Mill Road,
Maynard. The past five events have been a huge success and have sold
out!

At this special event, a
formal induction ceremony will take place for the sixth set of inductees to the
Maynard High School Hall of Fame, including James Aulenback, Michael DeMars,
Charlotte Dzerkacz, Joseph Dzerkacz, Gina Terrasi Gallagher, Michael Graceffa,
Blair Harrington, William Jarmulowicz, James Marcey, Michael Mullin, the 1986
MHS Football Team and John Tobin for the Black & Orange Award.

It is always a great evening
of celebration and a great opportunity to see friends and classmates
of Maynard High School. The festivities will include a cocktail
hour (cash bar) followed by a buffet dinner from 6:30 PM to 8 PM, followed
by the induction ceremony and ending with a social.

This banquet is open to
all! Tickets are available for $40/ea until November
13th (or until sold out) by calling (978) 764-5279, (978) 897.7894 or by
emailingmjtbrannelly@comcast.net or edmully@msn.com . The
board members of MHSAHF also have tickets for sale. Feel free to contact
Jennifer Adams, Mary Brannelly, Ted Donnelly, Liz Fairweather, Terry
Lamoureux, Bill Mullin, Ed Mullin or Herb Symes. Tables of 10
may also be reserved. Whether you are young or older, you won’t
want to miss this opportunity to celebrate the great achievements of Maynard’s
past student athletes! View our website at http://web.maynard.ma.us/civic/mhsahf to see
the list of past years' inductees.

If you know an athlete who
you feel deserves to be inducted into the MHS Athletic Hall of Fame at a future
Induction Ceremony, please go to the website and complete a
nomination form. Additionally, donations are always greatly
appreciated and may be forwarded to the MHSAHF, PO Box 56, Maynard, MA 01754. The
Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization under Section 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) and
donations are tax deductible.

The Maynard Public Schools,
in cooperation with the Maynard Police Department and the Maynard Fire
Department, have adopted a new strategy for school safety procedures known as
the A.L.I.C.E. Training Plan. The
Maynard Public Schools Safety Committee will be presenting an overview to the
public on November 19th at 7:00 pm in the Fowler Assembly hall during the
School Committee Meeting that evening.
After the presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions
regarding the new procedures.